Bodybuilding is not a sport.

[Chick]

Exactly.

"EXACTLY"?

You just completely made my point and completely contradicted yourself...

[body88]

"EXACTLY"?

You just completely made my point and completely contradicted yourself...

The are judged by there athletic performance on gameday chick.....Not which team has the prettiest uniforms. Or the most proportional helmets!

[Chick]

Now you're saying bb's are not judged on how they look,lolol.  How can a judge tell if you are the most ripped? You LOOK the most ripped, chick.  The only idiot here is you.

Well, I would guess we have to "look" to see much of anything, now dont we?  How do we know if a holding  penalty was called? I guess the referee has to LOOK to see it, right? I had to LOOK to see a basketball go into a hoop the other day....judges have to LOOK to see if a dive was performed correctly...

[Soundness]

You're not judged on your "looks"...you're judged on your physique, on symmetry and proportion, on muscle seperation and conditioning, on the ability to display the physique by way of mandatory poses as well as individual posing round.

Your friend is as big an idiot as you are...no one is comparing football to bodybuilding...two different SPORTS.

It was you who compared football to bodybuilding, not me.   See this reply of yours:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=252212.msg3583591#msg3583591

"What "measures" are taken into account during football practice, and "accounted" in determining the winner?

They have a game, which has nothing to do with practice, etc...we have preperation...they play a game, we have a show....some sports have contact...some don't." - YOU in that reply.  

[The_Leafy_Bug]

The Encyclopedia Britannica defines bodybuilding as a SPORT where the body is judged on size, symmetry, etc... Hope this helps  

[Chick]

The are judged by there athletic performance on gameday chick.....Not which team has the prettiest uniforms. Or the most proportional helmets!

I, too, am judged on performance...not the color of my trunks, or my hair style.

Different types of "athletic performance", don't dictate whether or not something is considered a sport....golf, football, baseball,gymnastics, platform diving, bodybuilding and running a marathon all require completely kinds/ levels of athleticism

[chaos]

You're not judged on your "looks"...you're judged on your physique, on symmetry and proportion, on muscle seperation and conditioning, on the ability to display the physique by way of mandatory poses as well as individual posing round.
Your friend is as big an idiot as you are...no one is comparing football to bodybuilding...two different SPORTS.

And that's not your looks?

Simply put, there is no "competition" besides the judging "on your physique, on symmetry and proportion, on muscle seperation and conditioning, on the ability to display the physique by way of mandatory poses as well as individual posing round." Which requires only the talent to strike a pose, much like a model on the catwalk, or a Miss America contestant to hit her turns properly.

[DeltsaForce]

And that's not your looks?

Simply put, there is no "competition" besides the judging "on your physique, on symmetry and proportion, on muscle seperation and conditioning, on the ability to display the physique by way of mandatory poses as well as individual posing round." Which requires only the talent to strike a pose, much like a model on the catwalk, or a Miss America contestant to hit her turns properly.

Great post.

[Soundness]

And that's not your looks?

Simply put, there is no "competition" besides the judging "on your physique, on symmetry and proportion, on muscle seperation and conditioning, on the ability to display the physique by way of mandatory poses as well as individual posing round." Which requires only the talent to strike a pose, much like a model on the catwalk, or a Miss America contestant to hit her turns properly.

TRUTH. Bodybuilding is a male beauty pageant.

[Chick]

No, it doesn't. Because measures are not being taken during that process, then accounted in determining the winner. All that matters is how you look.
 
The "process" you speak of is not what they're competing in. They're competing in how they look.

It was YOU that brought up this ridiculous statement trying to make a point....I merely used football to illustrate my point...it wasn't a comparison of the two by way of being a sport

[DeltsaForce]

It's really not that different to the swimsuit section of Miss world

[Eyeball Chambers]

Lifting weights, posing, even tanning are sports by definition.

[body88]

Well, I would guess we have to "look" to see much of anything, now dont we?  How do we know if a holding  penalty was called? I guess the referee has to LOOK to see it, right? I had to LOOK to see a basketball go into a hoop the other day....judges have to LOOK to see if a dive was performed correctly...

Chick, you win contests based on how you look.  Body building is a pageant.  Your argument is illogical, because bodybuilders compile points based on how they LOOK, while in real sports points are attained by scoring goals, touchdowns, etc that come from competitive, physical, activity in an athletic contest.  Not which team LOOKS like they can score the most points.  They don't give a football team a touchdown for having the most proportional helmets, or the best looking biceps.

[Soundness]

It was YOU that brought up this ridiculous statement trying to make a point....I merely used football to illustrate my point...it wasn't a comparison of the two by way of being a sport

That is a point, one that is very simple to understand...
A sport requires winning in the sport to depend 100% on the PERFORMANCE of a physical skill.
Winning in bodybuilding on the day of the show depends on how you look, which is not a physical skill.

[Chick]

And that's not your looks?

Simply put, there is no "competition" besides the judging "on your physique, on symmetry and proportion, on muscle seperation and conditioning, on the ability to display the physique by way of mandatory poses as well as individual posing round." Which requires only the talent to strike a pose, much like a model on the catwalk, or a Miss America contestant to hit her turns properly.

The difference should be obvious....and as I stated earlier...it's not just the competition itself that makes up the sport of Bodybuilding....it's the training, the preperation, etc....turning on a catwalk, and developing a world class physique are two different worlds

[Chick]

Chick, you win contests based on how you look.  Body building is a pageant.  Your argument is illogical, because bodybuilders compile points based on how they LOOK, while in real sports points are attained by scoring goals, touchdowns, etc that come from competitive, physical, activity in an athletic contest.  Not which team LOOKS like they can score the most points.  They don't give a football team a touchdown for having the most proportional helmets, or the best looking biceps.

Thats why there are DIFFERENT kinds of sports...not all require scoring touchdowns.

[G o a t b o y]

That process would be weighlifting. Weightlifting is a sport, yes. Getting onstage in your underwear for old guys to "judge" you is not a sport.

Brutal truth Chick cannot contradict.

[Eyeball Chambers]

[chaos]

The difference should be obvious....and as I stated earlier...it's not just the competition itself that makes up the sport of Bodybuilding....it's the training, the preperation, etc....turning on a catwalk, and developing a world class physique are two different worlds

Are you saying Miss America contestants don't train to improve their physiques or their posing?

[Chick]

Brutal truth Chick cannot contradict.

I can...and I did

[Chick]

Are you saying Miss America contestants don't train to improve their physiques or their posing?

I'm sure a few do...most dont.

[G o a t b o y]

There is no competitive activity that is part of bodybuilding shows themselves...  none.  The winner is determined by how these guys bodies LOOK.  That is a pageant.  There is no substantive difference between a bodybuilding show and a beauty pageant.

Not a sport.

[Soundness]

There is no competitive activity that is part of bodybuilding shows themselves...  none.  The winner is determined by how these guys bodies LOOK.  That is a pageant.  There is no substantive difference between a bodybuilding show and a beauty pageant.

Not a sport.

EXACTLY.

[chaos]

I'm sure a few do...most dont.

So you think those chicks just cruise up onstage right off the street without practicing their "walk" or dieting to fit into their dresses?


Miss America = bodybuilding without the large doses of steroids.

[body88]

The difference should be obvious....and as I stated earlier...it's not just the competition itself that makes up the sport of Bodybuilding....it's the training, the preperation, etc....turning on a catwalk, and developing a world class physique are two different worlds

Right, but what all those sports have in common is the competitive PHYSICAL activity it takes to score points, touchdowns or goals.  These teams are not awarded points for their looks.  Bodybuilders are judged on how they look, and that is why it is a pageant.